How to Send a Fax Online or From a Fax Machine
Find the right way to send a fax from a browser, phone or fax-enabled printer. Check what you need, how to send and how to confirm delivery.
To send a fax, you need the document, the receiving fax number and a way to transmit it. A browser works for a digital file or scan. A fax machine or fax-enabled printer can send a paper original when its fax connection is set up. In either case, verify the number and keep a record of the result.
Choose how to send your fax
If you have a PDF, signed form or several attachments, a browser lets you keep the pages digital and check their final order. Use a phone if you need to scan a few paper pages first. If you already have a fax-enabled machine and a working connection, you can feed the paper directly.
Check the recipient’s instructions before choosing a method. Confirm that it accepts fax for this document and whether it needs a particular cover sheet, reference number or page order.
Send a fax online from a browser
Create a draft, enter the receiving fax number and upload your documents. In Fax you can combine supported files, arrange the pages and add a cover sheet. Open the final PDF to confirm the signatures and page count before you submit.
A browser-based service handles the transmission for you. With Fax, you can prepare and review before choosing a plan. Sending requires an active plan, enough remaining allowance and an enabled delivery connection.
Send a fax from a machine or fax-enabled printer
Check your model’s fax setup instructions and make sure its line or supported connection is active. Place the pages in the document feeder or on the glass following the loading diagram. The correct side up depends on the model.
Select Fax on the control panel. Enter the destination using the dialing format for that line, including any access code your office requires. Start the fax and check the machine’s report or activity log for the result.
Check whether it arrived
Look up the exact submission in your account history or machine log. Check the destination, time and final result before sending a second copy. If the recipient has a deadline or needs to match the pages to a case, ask it how it acknowledges receipt.
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